Re: Quinnipiac Bobcats 2017-18: Chase the dream...

I was at Princeton last night and was amazed The Saints made a game of it....they are outshot and outclassed in every aspect in the 1st period...but they brute forced themselves back into the game and lost by a pinball shot off a Princeton skate in font of the net in OT. Their captain, Joe Sullivan is somewhat of a thug for a center...loves contact! Also, in re watching the Quinnipiac game this morning, fast, skipping through it on ESPN3, I saw a good hockey team playing with good energy. I hear Clarkson got bit with the flu bug and notice Rand was blowing his nose....clicking through PairWise, I see Quinnipiac losses to Cornell and other foes are mainly 1 goal games, outside of >2 goal games and empty netters which do not count to me....OK, here is my optimistic prognostic: this team could pull "a Providence" if they do not get the flu and stay healthy....SLU tonight is must win...Yale is scarey at home....Clarkson home last game could be tough, but they could win the remaining games....and get in to ECAC, and they could be dangerous there...as long as they get and stay healthy.......ay!

Re: Quinnipiac Bobcats 2017-18: Chase the dream...

Four huge points! Nice weekend overall. Tonight wasn't as solid as last night but they still played well and didn't play down to SLU. It looked like they were having some fun too which is something I haven't seen in a while. Overall, it has to be a big confidence booster.

Re: Quinnipiac Bobcats 2017-18: Chase the dream...

That one stings almost as bad as the last one in 2013. Save for a couple of fluke ugly goals and a bunch of "dinks", we seemed to outplay our rivals for most of the night. The flury in the last 2 minutes was breathtaking and nerve racking. The effort was certainly there.

Odeen Tufto is going to be a huge part of our future. He's got great hands, can skate circles around most everyone, and has real vision on the ice. Seems to know when to shoot and when to pass.

One thing that stands out to me most was the play of Kevin Duane. At least 3 times last night he played selfish with the puck. With men open at the point he held the puck down low in the corner with a couple of zigs, and then he zagged and coughed up the puck. While Tucker was good, he gave up some big rebounds, so shots on net were a good thing. I just can't figure out why Duane does what he does in those situations. It would be one thing if he could muscle his way to the front of the net and pop off a shot, but he doesn't even come close. At one point, Rafferty was open up top and just about shattered his stick tapping it so hard trying to get Duane to pass to him.

Besides losing to Yale (which bothers me more than almost anything in the world), not getting those 2 points might come back to haunt us. We need to hope we can take advantage at Meehan tonight and Princeton takes care of the Bulldogs.

Re: Quinnipiac Bobcats 2017-18: Chase the dream...

Questions for my rules experts. 1) 2 embellishment penalties tonight, one on each team and both part of coincidental minors. I admit my view for both was not good. But, If the referee is making the penalty call anyway, why the need for an embellishment call. Shouldn’t an embellishment call be a stand alone call when a guy dives after legal contact?
2) what constitutes a penalty shot? It looked like Jermain was taken down tonight on a breakaway in the act of shooting.
Admittedly, My knowledge of the rules is not great and apparently my interpretation of them is worse. Thanks in advance for any educational guidance.